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In this extra bonus episode to round off Series 1, I was lucky enough to chat to Professor Rebecca Crane and Dr Ken Lunn about the upcoming International Conference on Mindfulness 2024 in Bangor, Wales UK, from 2-6th August.
Rebecca and Ken share exciting details about the conference such as:
The theme of the conference: Mindfulness in a Changing World. The history of the conference. How to join including in-person and online options and bursary assistance details. An overview of the program, strands of discussion, keynote speakers and workshops.See the website for the conference here to find out more and book a ticket: https://www.internationalmindfulnessconference.com/
Rebecca is the Chair of the conference and led the Centre for Mindfulness at Bangor university for nearly 20 years. Ken is the director of the conference and is executive director for The Mindfulness Network.
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Imani is a mindfulness teacher, Ausarian Priestess, Holistic Health Practitioner, Author, Lifestyle and Resilience Coach and Program Manager for The Mindfulness Network for People of Colour (MNPC).
Imani has a wealth of experience offering mindfulness practice in diverse communities in the UK including prisons, refugee and asylum communities, health patients and womenâs groups.
In this episode she shares wisdom on topics such as:
Mindfulness as a living breathing practice for our everyday lives. How Imani has embraced the rich legacy of her African heritage within her practice. Tapping into our internal wellspring of peace through mindfulness practice. The links between the Ancient Egyptian Ausarian Religion that Imani practices and mindfulness. Shifting our mindsets from taking to giving in our relationships. Bringing mindfulness to diverse grassroots communities. The value of sharing mindfulness practice in prisons. The work of the Mindfulness Network for People of Colour (MNPC) Tapping into our internal essence of peace through mindfulness.You can find out more about Imaniâs work through her website KMT Rising here: https://www.kmtrising.com
Watch Imaniâs talk at the Manchester Mindfulness Festival here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTbTjOKpdWY
A self-anchoring practice with Imani: https://youtu.be/JQFSi7RTBbA
The website for The Mindfulness Network for People of Colour (MNPC): https://www.mnpc.co.uk/
Buy tickets to the NMPCâs Belonging Event July 2024 here: https://www.mnpc.co.uk/events/belonging-6th-annual-empowerment-symposium-live-at-birkbeck-college
Watch Rhonda Mageeâs TED Talk here: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#search/kmtrisingltd%40gmail.com/FMfcgzGxRdzKqDjqqQgcbXcfSJXPVvjw?projector=1
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In this episode, we speak to the wonderful mindfulness teacher and chartered accountant, Kirsty Morgan, from Leeds.
We cover topics such as:
Being introduced to mindfulness in the workplace. Cultivating mental presence with your children. Mindfully navigating stress at work and creating boundaries. Facing the fear of public speaking. Helpful determination versus unhelpful striving. Finding the time to meditate as a working parent. The power of becoming aware of our thoughts.You can find out more about Kirsty and upcoming Mindfulness Courses here: â https://www.untangled-presence.com/â
And you can book into her weekly drop in class here: â https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monthly-mindfulness-drop-in-with-kirsty-morgan-from-untangled-tickets-740713773837?aff=oddtdtcreatorâ =
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Happy mediating everyone!
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As you may or may not know I have have a tiny being in my belly right now and I wanted to share with you a personal episode about how mindfulness has supported my pregnancy so far.
In this episode, I cover the ups and downs of the first 6 months of pregnancy.
Please be aware I do touch on pregnancy loss briefly in this episode, so please skip this if that's not something you want to hear right now.
In the episode I talk about:
Working with the unpleasant physical sensations of morning sickness and fatigue. Navigating the mental and emotional challenges of pregnancy worries and anxieties with mindfulness. How our practice can change hugely amidst big life transitions.----
About the show host, Katie Austin...
I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: â â â https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk â â â
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â â â â â https://bamba.org.uk/â â â â â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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The podcast will drop on the first Friday on each month! Happy listening, happy meditating.
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Dr Sophie Sansom is a senior lecturer and lead at Centre for Mindfulness Practice and Research (CMRP) in Bangor, Wales. She also plays key roles in many other mindfulness teacher training organisations in the UK included The Mindfulness Network and The Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.
Sophie shares stories, wisdom and reflections on topics such as:
Her first meditation experiences as a teenager in a London Buddhist Centre. The experience of practicing meditation in many different Buddhist communities in Asia. The huge shifts in meditation practice that parenthood can bring. How mindfulness practice and training needs to shift to meet a changing world and reach diverse populations. How mindfulness practice can support us in facing today's massive world challenges and crises.You can find out more about Sophie's work here... https://training.mindfulness-network.org/our-trainers/sophie-sansom/ and here... https://www.bangor.ac.uk/staff/spss/sophie-sansom-497720/en#activities
If you are interested in joining the International Mindfulness Conference in august 2024 see the website for more information here: https://www.internationalmindfulnessconference.com/
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In episode 11, I am joined by meditation teacher, Nottingham Trent law lecturer and solicitor Paulo Karat. Paulo generously shares his journey from mindfulness sceptic to mindfulness teacher following a mental health crisis in his early 40s alongside many more topics such as...
How mindfulness practice supported Pauloâs journey from depression to wellness. Mindful movement as a gateway to stiller mindfulness practices. How to engage lawyers in mindfulness practice. The neuroscience of mindfulness. Learnings from teaching undergraduates mindfulness.Find out more about Paulo and his mindfulness offerings here: https://lettingtheoutsidein.com/about-me
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In this episode, I have the huge pleasure of talking to my teacher and supervisor, Vici Williams. She shares her wisdom from her 25 years of committed practice and her 16 years of teaching. Vici takes us on an adventure from her childhood in Cornwall, to practicing yoga in her twenties, to her first contact with Buddhism travelling in India and Nepal in the early 1990s, to her her meetings with the HH Dalai Llama and the beginnings of her teaching mindfulness within the NHS mental health team.
Vici also-founded the CIC Cornwall Mindfulness, alongside mindfulness teacher and Occupational Therapist Paula Fairweather: http://mindfulnesscornwall.co.uk/
In this episode we will cover themes such as:
At the heart of the meditation tradition Vici has practiced within is that our essential nature is compassionate and loving, and our practice is about revealing that rather than trying to fix or change ourselves. Vici's inspiring connection with Buddhist communities in Nepal and India in the early 1990's. How there are many doorways into meditation practice and it's about finding the right one for you. The importance of finding what inspires you to stay connected with practice over time. How Vici connected with her teacher Mingyur Rinpoche through Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Scotland.Vici is also a wonderful Mindfulness Teaching Supervisor and you can find out more about this here: https://supervision.mindfulness-network.org/choose-a-supervisor/vici-williams/
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â â â â â https://bamba.org.uk/â â â â â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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The podcast will drop every on the first Friday of each month from Oct 2023. Happy listening, happy meditating.
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In episode 9, I talk to the wonderful Shell Wherry from Cornwall. Shell was a participant on an online MBSR course I ran back in May/June 2023 and has also completed an MBSR course with Exeter University.
Shell generously shares her wisdom on the power of pausing mindfully in the face of difficult conversations and in the midst of breathing struggles resulting from Long Covid.
In this episode we cover topics such as:
Shell's scepticism before starting practicing mindfulness. Experiencing life-changing benefits through mindfulness. The power of pausing amidst difficult conversations. How mindfulness is supporting Shellâs recovery from Long Covid. The power of acceptance and pausing when having difficulty breathing which for Shell prevents escalation into a panic attack. How mindful movement can help you to start moving again after illness. The challenge of time when starting mindfulness practice.---
About the show host, Katie Austin...
I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: â â â https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk â â â
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â â â â â https://bamba.org.uk/â â â â â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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The podcast will drop every on the first Friday of each month from Oct 2023. Happy listening, happy meditating.
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In this episode, mindfulness teacher and writer Ed Halliwell, shares with us how learning to meditate was transformative in supporting his recovery from a long period of anxiety and depression.
Ed has now been practicing mindfulness for over 20 year, has been teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses for 13 years and is the author of three books. He brings his insights from this wealth of experience to our conversation. We cover topics such as:
The story of how mindfulness meditation was key in Edâs recovery from a period of mental health difficulty. How meditation actually teaches us how to let go. How desperately trying to make ourselves better can keep us stuck in the experience of suffering. What has helped Ed to stay connected with his mindfulness practice in his transition to parenthood. The difficulties of beginning and continuing a mindfulness meditation practice on our own and the value of learning with and from others.Find out more about Ed and his books here: https://edhalliwell.com/
See details of Ed's upcoming Mindfulness-Based Courses and offerings here: https://mindfulnesssussex.co.uk/
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In episode 7, I speak to my dear friend, colleague and peer Jennifer Hannibal of Mental Hygiene with Jen.
Jen teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in the local community in Cornwall in the UK and will be going into her fifth and final year of the Masters of Mindfulness Teaching program at Bangor University in September.
In this episode we cover themes such as:
How Jen first learnt about meditation in secret from books at age 14. Mindfulness meditationâs part in managing Jen's experience of chronic migraines and cluster headaches. How the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course gave her a powerful and practical set of tools to cultivate greater wellbeing in her life. The importance of boundaries in looking after our mental health. The role hypnosis played in Jen's migraine healing journey.Find out ore about Jen's offerings in the community here: â https://www.mentalhygiene.co.uk/â or via her Instagram page here: â https://www.instagram.com/mentalhygiene.jen/â .
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About the show host, Katie Austin...
I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: â â â https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk â â â
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â â â â â https://bamba.org.uk/â â â â â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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The podcast will drop every two weeks on a Friday! Happy listening, happy meditating.
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Today's episode is a little different. The show host Katie Austin will be talking about a topic close to her heart. This is an episode for anyone who has ever thought that their mind is just too busy to meditate.
In this episode you will learn:
- You don't have to clear your mind of all thoughts to be "good" at meditation.
- What Jon Kabat-Zinn's operational definition of mindfulness is and how that relates to have a busy mind during meditation.
- Why seeing our thoughts clearly and how our thoughts, emotions and body sensations can create different behaviours is so valuable.
- The importance of the attitudes we bring to our meditation practice such as non-striving.
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About the show host, Katie Austin...
I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: â â https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk â â
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â â â â https://bamba.org.uk/â â â â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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The podcast will drop every two weeks on a Friday! Happy listening, happy meditating.
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Introducing our fourth guest, mindfulness teacher, certified coach and founder of The Manchester Mindfulness Festival, Christoph Spiessens. It was a true joy to chat to Christoph about how he first made contact with mindfulness and how mindfulness meditation supports his wellbeing. We cover many topics such as:
How mindfulness has been the bedrock of Christoph learning how to to befriend and manage anxiety. Christoph's first contact with Buddhist meditation and mindfulness concepts in Japan when working as cabin crew for Japan Airways. A discussion about his experience and understanding of spiritual bypassing. Trusting in the twists and turns of life and each of our own unique path. What spirituality means to Christoph within his practice of mindfulness and how that can co-exist with his passion for the academic and scientific exploration of mindfulness meditation.To find out more about Christoph's work explore his website here: https://www.christophspiessens.com/
The next Manchester Mindfulness Festival is being held on 21st Oct 2023 and you can buy tickets here: https://www.manchestermindfulnessfestival.com/
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â â https://bamba.org.uk/â â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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About the show host, Katie Austin...
I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: â https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk â
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The podcast will drop every two weeks on a Friday! Happy listening, happy meditating.
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Martine Bachelor is one of the most impactful teachers that I have had the privilege of being taught by. In her twenties, Martine ordained as a Buddhist Nun in a monastery in Korea, where she stayed for ten years, before moving to the UK in her thirties with her husband Steven Bachelor.
Her teachings are accessible, practical and full of lightness and humour and in this episodes she shares on many helpful topics such as:
Meditation as a way of cultivating greater wisdom and compassion in our lives. The shift from meditating as a Nun in a Korean Buddhist monastery to practicing as a newlywed in a community in the UK. How there are lots of different types and styles of meditation to suit different people. Stories about bringing greater kindness towards others. Advice for both those new to meditation and for experienced practitioners.Martine leads meditation retreats all over the world and teaches secular Buddhism and trains meditation teachers through Bodhi College > https://bodhi-college.org/
Martine also has a online course available on Tricycle called 'The Dharma of Relationships' here > https://learn.tricycle.org/p/the-dharma-of-relationships-the-paramis-in-action
Martine has also written several fabulous books which you can find here on her website > https://martinebatchelor.org/books/
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â â https://bamba.org.uk/â â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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About the show host, Katie Austin...
I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: â https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk â
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The podcast will drop every two weeks on a Friday! Happy listening, happy meditating.
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In episode 3, I have a beautiful conversation with mindfulness mediation teacher and teacher trainer Trish Bartley, where she shares practical advice and wisdom around how to bring mindfulness into our lives to support our mood and relationships with others and the world we live in.
Trish specialises in teaching mindfulness-based courses to people with cancer. When she was training to teach mindfulness in the late 1990s she had cancer herself and from there she developed the 8 week Mindfulness-Cased Cognitive Therapy Course for Cancer.
Her practice of mindfulness began many years before her involvement in teaching mindfulness to those with cancer, to support herself during a period of deep grief following her brotherâs death. She shares invaluable advice from her many years of practice to those new to mindfulness and inspiration for those who meditate already.
Trish is also one of the founding members of the core training team of the Centre for Mindfulness, Research and Practice (CMRP) at Bangor University. She currently teaches on the masters programme, and trains teachers and leads retreats in the UK and abroad.
In the episode we cover topics such as:
The importance of her mindfulness practice to support lifting her mood, and respond to herself and others in a kinder way. The power of practicing with a group and a teacher to support meditation practice especially if you are new to mindfulness meditation. How mindfulness practice is a support for us through difficult times. How brief short practices woven into everyday life can be so supportive to anchor back into this moment.----
In the episode she mentions a big project coming up soon which offers free or low cost mindfulness to those with cancer or wishing to teach those with cancer, send her a message via her website if you are interested > â http://trishbartley.co.uk/â â
Trish has written several books, one for those wishing to teach mindfulness to people with cancer called âMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer: Gently Turning Towards' and a book to for people with cancer called 'Mindfulness: A Kindly Approach to Being with Cancerâ. Trish has just released her latest book, written with Gemma Griffith called âTeaching Mindfulness-Based groups,â where they share their wisdom of many years teaching Mindfulness-Based Groups and training teachers.
Find her books here > http://trishbartley.co.uk/?q=mindfulness-and-cancer-books
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â â https://bamba.org.uk/â â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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About the show host, Katie Austin...
I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: â https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk â
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The podcast will drop every two weeks on a Friday! Happy listening, happy meditating.
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In this episode, I have the absolute pleasure of introducing my very first guest Professor Rebecca Crane, who is the Director of The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP) at Bangor University in Wales in the UK. Rebecca played a leading role in the development of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and has many years of experience training mindfulness teachers on the Mindfulness Masters Program at Bangor University.
In this episode, she shares the story of how her personal meditation practice began at age 16 and how it has supported her over the years, alongside so many nuggets of wisdom to support you in your mindfulness practice.
In the episode we cover topics such as:
Working with striving, perfectionism and trying to be âgoodâ at meditation. How Rebeccaâs mindfulness practice changed shape to support her having children. The support of a meditation practice when difficult things happen in life. How mindfulness allows us to see the unhelpful patterns playing out in our relationships and communication. Advice for starting a mindfulness practice and how to keep inspired to keep going.Listen to more podcast episodes where Rebecca talks in more depth about her work at the CMRP here: Mindfulness Teaching Skills | Mindfulness Teaching Skills | Bangor University
Learn about training as a mindfulness teacher and studying a Masters in Mindfulness at Bangor University here.
Learn about training as a mindfulness teacher through the CMRP's associate organisation The Mindfulness Network here.
Find out more about the International Conference on Mindfulness 2024 here.
See Rebecca and colleagues latest book, Essential Resources for Mindfulness Teachers, here.
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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: â https://bamba.org.uk/â â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
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About the show host, Katie Austin...
I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk
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The podcast will drop every two weeks on a Friday! Happy listening, happy meditating.
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Welcome to Meditation Inspiration! This podcast is here to inspire you with stories from meditators from around the world, to either start a meditation practice or to keep one going. I will be asking people what inspired them to begin meditating and what inspires them to keep going. And we are generally going to have a good old chinwag about all things meditation, mindfulness and how these practices can support us with our wellbeing and relationships with others.
In this episode, I introduce myself, your host Katie Austin, and tell you what inspired me to start practicing mindfulness meditation and what has kept me going over the years. It only felt right to share my story before asking others to share theirs.
I am a mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.
You can find out more about me and my offerings here: https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk And to find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: https://bamba.org.uk/â BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
The podcast will drop every two weeks on a Friday! Happy listening, happy meditating.
